Forest Gate
Location of Forest Gate in Greater London |
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Location | Forest Gate |
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Local authority | London Borough of Newham |
Managed by | National Express East Anglia |
Station code | FOG |
Number of platforms | 4 (2 normally operational) |
Fare zone | 3 |
Interchange | Wanstead Park [1] |
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National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2004–05 | 0.956 million[2] |
2005–06 | 0.916 million[2] |
2006–07 | 1.892 million[2] |
2007–08 | 2.037 million[2] |
2008–09 | 1.706 million[2] |
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1840 | Opened |
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List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
External links | Departures • Layout |
Facilities • Buses | |
Forest Gate railway station is located in the London Borough of Newham, in east London. The station is located at grid reference TQ403853
It is in Travelcard Zone 3 on the Great Eastern Main Line, and was first opened in 1840, a year after the line was built, but closed in 1843, before re-opening after pressure from local residents on 31 May 1846.
The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by National Express East Anglia.
The typical off-peak service is six trains per hour to Liverpool Street and six trains per hour to Shenfield. Of the four platforms, those serving the fast lines are only in operation during engineering works affecting the slow lines.
The station is a short distance (330m according to TfL's journey planner) from Wanstead Park station on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line, and is a suggested interchange in the National Rail Timetable[3].
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The following services currently call at Forest Gate:
Operator | Route | Material | Frequency | Notes |
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NXEA | London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Maryland - Forest Gate - Manor Park - Ilford - Seven Kings - Goodmayes - Chadwell Heath - Romford - Gidea Park - Harold Wood - Brentwood - Shenfield | Class 315 | 6x per hour |
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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National Express East Anglia | ||||
Future Development | ||||
towards Maidenhead or Heathrow Airport
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Crossrail Line 1 |
towards Shenfield
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London bus route 58, 308, 330 pass the railway station route 25, 86, 325 and night route N86 pass Romford Road.
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